‘Anya’ is based on human trafficking, releases 10th June!

As the devastating impact #CoronaPandemic waned people returned to normal lives. The entertainment industry has vigorously started to released movies whose releases were stalled due to pandemic induced lockdowns. One of them being ‘#Anya’, the release of which is announced by the makers. The movie has an amalgamation of actors from Marathi and Hindi film industry. #AtulKulkarni plays an important role in ‘Anya’ who is joined by actors like #PrathameshParab, #TejashreePradhan, #BhushanPradhan, #KritikaDev, #SunilTawde, and others. With Marathi actors, Hindi actors like Yashpal Sharma, Govind Namdev as well as Bengali cinema actors like Raima Sen will be seen in this movie. Therefore, the combination of a strong star cast and a rich story are the strong points of ‘Anya’.

Producer Shelna K. And Simmi have co-produced ‘Anya’ with Capitalwoods under the banner of Initiative Films. The film is directed by Simmi Joseph and has the potential to capture the attention of everyone by commenting on an important topic. Simmi is a well-known director in South Indian cinema. He has directed Marathi cinema for the first time through ‘Anya’. In ‘Anya’, Simmi tries to shed light on the very important issue of human trafficking. Human trafficking is a scourge of humanity and a threat to society moving towards progress. If this threat is not eradicated in time, then it will not take long for society to deteriorate. A documentary has been used to present this subject effectively.

Simmi has written the film along with directing and Mahendra Patil has written the dialogues. Cinematography is done by DOP Sajjan Kalathil. The film was made in two languages. Hindi lyrics are written by Dr. Sagar and Sajeev Sarathi, and the Marathi lyrics are penned by Prashant Jamdar. Along with composer Vipin Patwa, who is known for composing melodious compositions in Hindi cinema, Raam nath, Rishi S., And Krishnaraj have composed the lyrics of ‘Anya’. Background music is by Rohit Kulkarni. Nandu Achrekar, Robin, and Raju are the associate directors of the film, while Shekhar Ujjainwal has worked as the production designer. The costume design is by Nilam Shetye and the choreography is by Sabha Mayuri. Thanuj has edited this film.

This film has won two awards, Best Film at the Elvisbenn Film Festival in Sweden, Best First Time Director, and Best Picture at the Falcon International Film Festival (June Edition 2021) in London. The film has received rave reviews at the Toronto Independent Festival and Global Indian International Film Festival.

‘Anya’ is slated to release on June 10, 2022.